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[[Image:Im1909RAC-Ster.jpg|thumb| 1909.]]
[[Image:Im1913Autocar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| 1913. ]]
[[Image:Im1913Autocar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| 1913. ]]
[[Image:Im19221103CyCar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| November 1922. ]]
[[Image:Im19221103CyCar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| November 1922. ]]
[[Image:Im19231026CyCar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| October 1923. ]]
[[Image:Im19231026CyCar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| October 1923. ]]
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[[image:Im19280622LCar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| June 1928. ]]
[[image:Im19280622LCar-Sternol.jpg|thumb| June 1928. ]]
[[Image:Im193905MO-Stern.jpg|thumb| May 1939.]]
[[Image:Im193905MO-Stern.jpg|thumb| May 1939.]]
[[Image: ‎Im19391215Aero-Sternol.jpg|thumb|1939. ]]
[[Image:Im19391215Aero-Sternol.jpg|thumb|1939. ]]
[[image:Im19400926FL-Sternol.jpg |thumb| Sept 1940.]]
[[image:Im19400912FL-Sternol.jpg|thumb| Sept 1940.]]
[[Image:Miscellaneous-Sternol-1941-1.jpeg|thumb| 1941. Ref AA below]]
[[Image:Miscellaneous-Sternol-1941-1.jpeg|thumb| 1941. Ref AA below]]
[[image:Im19430226Aero-Sternol.jpg |thumb|1943. 'Sternocleanse.']]
[[image:Im19430226Aero-Sternol.jpg |thumb|1943. 'Sternocleanse.']]
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[[image:ImAE19431104-Sternol.jpg |thumb| November 1943/1944.]]
[[image:ImAE19431104-Sternol.jpg |thumb| November 1943/1944.]]
[[image:Im19440608FL-Sternol.jpg |thumb| June 1944.]]
[[image:Im19440608FL-Sternol.jpg |thumb| June 1944.]]
[[image:Im19450927FL-Sternol.jpg |thumb| September 1945.]]
[[image:Im194704AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| April 1947.]]
[[image:Im194704AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| April 1947.]]
[[image:Im194705AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| May 1947.]]
[[image:Im194705AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| May 1947.]]
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[[image:Im194712AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| December 1947.]]
[[image:Im194712AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| December 1947.]]
[[image:Im194801AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| January 1948.]]
[[image:Im194801AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| January 1948.]]
[[image:Im194804AE-Sternol.jpg|thumb| April 1948.]]
[[Image:Im1950BIF1-Sternol.jpg|thumb| 1950. ]]
1896 Wallach Bros. have agency for the Stern Bros. (Hamburg) lubricants interests in Britain and the Empire. <ref> The History of the House of Sternol, Sternol London, 1936 </ref>


'''Sternol''' of Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London, EC2, oil and lubricant manufacturers, refiners and distributors.
'''Sternol''' of Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London, EC2, oil and lubricant manufacturers, refiners and distributors.


1928  [[Sterns]] Ltd sold its oil business was sold to a new company, [[Sternol]] Ltd, which was incorporated for this purpose<ref>The Times, Jun 11, 1928</ref>
1903 The oil part of the business of [[Stern Brothers]] was renamed '''Stern-Sonneborn Oil Co''' Ltd<ref>The Times Aug 08, 1903</ref>
 
1907 Moved to Finsbury Square<ref>The Times, Jan 02, 1907</ref>.  Converted to a private limited company<ref>The Times, Jun 11, 1928</ref>. Sterns Ltd was registered in this year in London.
 
1909 ''Sternol'', the "King of Lubricating Oils", <ref>The Times, Jan 11, 1911</ref> was manufactured by [[Stern-Sonneborn Oil Co]]
 
1916 Manufacturing facility at Grosvenor Wharf, Millwall for "Sternol British Lubricants"
 
1924 Note that '''Stern-Sonneborn Hamburg''' was acquired by [[Shell|Royal Dutch-Shell]], indicating Sternol's necessary severance of connection with Germany, already vitiated by the Great War. <ref> A History of the British Lubricants Industry, Hill, Merton Priory, 2018 </ref>
 
1928  [[Sterns]] Ltd sold its oil business to a new company, [[Sternol]] Ltd, which was incorporated for this purpose<ref>The Times, Jun 11, 1928</ref>
 
1936 Northern operations based at Bradford


1937 Lubricating oils, soluble and cutting oils, quenching oils, rust preventatives. "Kwenchoyl" for Oil Hardening. "Protexon" for Rust Preventation. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>
1937 Lubricating oils, soluble and cutting oils, quenching oils, rust preventatives. "Kwenchoyl" for Oil Hardening. "Protexon" for Rust Preventation. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref>


1939 See [[1939 Suppliers to the Aircraft Industry| Aircraft Industry Suppliers]]
1939 See [[1939 Suppliers to the Aircraft Industry| Aircraft Industry Suppliers]]
1951 Northern blending (especially now for leather oils) at Station Oil Works, Keighley
1960 Members of Motor Accessories Manufacturers Association (MAMA) which campaigned successfully for access for independent lubricant brands to petrol retailers forecourts.


1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Lubricants. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref>
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Lubricants. <ref>[[1963 Motor Show]]</ref>
1968 Sternol provides, in Peter George, its third President of the national trade association (now The British Lubricants Federation).<ref> British Lubricants Federation archive </ref>
1973 Southern Blending plant now at Rainham, Essex.
1974 Sternol acquired by French major, Elf.




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1909.
1913.
November 1922.
October 1923.
August 1926.
June 1928.
May 1939.
1939.
Sept 1940.
Sept 1940.
1941. Ref AA below
1943. 'Sternocleanse.'
1943 April. 'Sternocleanse.'
November 1943/1944.
June 1944.
September 1945.
April 1947.
May 1947.
November 1947.
December 1947.
January 1948.
April 1948.
1950.

1896 Wallach Bros. have agency for the Stern Bros. (Hamburg) lubricants interests in Britain and the Empire. [1]

Sternol of Royal London House, Finsbury Square, London, EC2, oil and lubricant manufacturers, refiners and distributors.

1903 The oil part of the business of Stern Brothers was renamed Stern-Sonneborn Oil Co Ltd[2]

1907 Moved to Finsbury Square[3]. Converted to a private limited company[4]. Sterns Ltd was registered in this year in London.

1909 Sternol, the "King of Lubricating Oils", [5] was manufactured by Stern-Sonneborn Oil Co

1916 Manufacturing facility at Grosvenor Wharf, Millwall for "Sternol British Lubricants"

1924 Note that Stern-Sonneborn Hamburg was acquired by Royal Dutch-Shell, indicating Sternol's necessary severance of connection with Germany, already vitiated by the Great War. [6]

1928 Sterns Ltd sold its oil business to a new company, Sternol Ltd, which was incorporated for this purpose[7]

1936 Northern operations based at Bradford

1937 Lubricating oils, soluble and cutting oils, quenching oils, rust preventatives. "Kwenchoyl" for Oil Hardening. "Protexon" for Rust Preventation. [8]

1939 See Aircraft Industry Suppliers

1951 Northern blending (especially now for leather oils) at Station Oil Works, Keighley

1960 Members of Motor Accessories Manufacturers Association (MAMA) which campaigned successfully for access for independent lubricant brands to petrol retailers forecourts.

1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Lubricants. [9]

1968 Sternol provides, in Peter George, its third President of the national trade association (now The British Lubricants Federation).[10]

1973 Southern Blending plant now at Rainham, Essex.

1974 Sternol acquired by French major, Elf.


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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ The History of the House of Sternol, Sternol London, 1936
  2. ↑ The Times Aug 08, 1903
  3. ↑ The Times, Jan 02, 1907
  4. ↑ The Times, Jun 11, 1928
  5. ↑ The Times, Jan 11, 1911
  6. ↑ A History of the British Lubricants Industry, Hill, Merton Priory, 2018
  7. ↑ The Times, Jun 11, 1928
  8. ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
  9. ↑ 1963 Motor Show
  10. ↑ British Lubricants Federation archive
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